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Kelowna suspects charged with stealing truck, dirtbike and fleeing police

KELOWNA – Two Kelowna men have been charged in connection with the theft of a truck and several break-ins earlier this week. RCMP allege that 31-year-old Walter Mitchell and 38-year-old Heath Anderson stole the Dodge Ram 2500 from a residence on Froelich Road in Rutland just before 10 a.m. Jan. 5. They also allege the...

Suspected burglars nabbed by Kelowna RCMP in stolen truck

KELOWNA - A pair of burglars didn’t make it easy for Kelowna RCMP to catch them, but in the end, they wound up behind bars and earned a date with a judge today. RCMP says it all started with a report of a stolen Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck just before 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan....

Kelowna truck fire sparks suspicion

KELOWNA - A pair of vehicle fires in the Rutland area, one of them suspicious, has sparked the interest of Kelowna RCMP. Police are considering a fire in a white Chevorlet pickup found in the 500 block of Hollydell Road around 10:30 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, suspicious, RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says. A passing...

SUV takes out fire hydrant flooding Kelowna intersection

KELOWNA – No one was hurt when a SUV took out a fire hydrant in Kelowna just after midnight, sending water gushing and flooding an intersection. The driver of a Ford Escape hit the hydrant at Highway 33 and Gerstmar Road around 12:15 a.m., Dec. 20, according to Kelowna Fire Department Platoon Capt. John Kelly....

Empty Kelowna house badly damage by fire

KELOWNA – Fire crews put out a blaze in an unoccupied house in Rutland this morning and a fire investigator is looking for the cause. Kelowna firefighters were called to the fire at a house in the 200-block of Dougall Road North at about 6:30 a.m., Dec. 12. The first crew on the scene reported...

UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna woman found

UPDATE: 1:32 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 WEST KELOWNA - RCMP say Virginia Denomie has returned home safe and sound. Thanks to the media and the public for their assistance, police say. 1:05 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 WEST KELOWNA - Police are asking for your help to locate a missing West Kelowna woman. RCMP...